Hi Rajesh, My answers are inline. It seems really interesting. I had given seeingwithsound a try in my mobile. Though the voices are different for different objects, but I could not make myself to hear the soundscapes for various objects and get to know them. Is there any systematic training for this? PL] Yes. There are tutorials on the seeingwithsound website. I have written one of them. You need to remember the following. 1. The panning of the sound shows you where the object is in the horizontal plane. 2. The pitch of the sound indicates height such that the higher the pitch of the sound the higher the object. 3. The volume represents brightness such that the louder the sound the brighter the object. By using it, can I distinguish, say between an image of Santa clause and other angels, a child has drawn on screen? PL] Yes you certainly can. You will have to use the pc version and use the window sonification feature. There is however a lot of clutter on modern application screens. A better option for you would be to save the image as jPeg or Gif or Tif and open the image in the vOICe. What are these scalable vector graphics? PL] SVG is a standard for creating images. In vector graphics, you store commands to create the drawing rather than every pixel that is drawn so, as a blind person, you can read the commands and figure out what has been drawn. Do see SVGDraw01 from http://www.dickbaldwin.com for a drawing program that makes all of this much easier. Is is possible for an average blind user to be an expert at using seeingwithsound like you? PL] It is a matter of practice, persistence and asking questions when you get stuck. Is it possible to use it effectively and dynamically in mobility? PL] I use it for indoor navigation and have tried it on the streets of Delhi. It helps in giving you additional information but is not a replacement for your cane or common sense. Since a single camera is used, you do not have depth perception which is why it is not easy to detect stairs etc.
I think you would refer me to seeingwithsound.com or so for resolution of my queries, but I am asking you as you seem to use it practically and effectively. It seems to stretch the sensory boundaries very much. PL] I appreciate that and I am happy to answer questions. The seeingwithsound site is written by Dr. Meijer and he collates what we say. <smile Pranav Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
